Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 5:44 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Illinois Fighting Illini will face Eastern Illinois (FCS) on August 29, their first game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for the full slate.
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2024 Illinois Game and TV Schedule
| Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois (FCS) | August 29 | 9:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Kansas | September 7 | 7:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | Fox Sports 1 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Central Michigan | September 14 | 12:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | Peacock |
| @ Nebraska | September 20 | 8:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | FOX (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| @ Penn State | September 28 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Purdue | October 12 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Michigan | October 19 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Oregon | October 26 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Minnesota | November 2 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Michigan State | November 16 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Rutgers | November 23 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Northwestern | November 30 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
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Illinois 2024 Strength of Schedule
- Using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Fighting Illini will be playing the 36th-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
- According to its opponents’ projected win total this season, Illinois will be playing the 28th-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
- The Fighting Illini will face the 22nd-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (64).
- Illinois has six games scheduled against teams that put up winning records in 2023, including three teams that had nine or more wins and zero with less than four wins last season.
- The Fighting Illini’s schedule in 2024 features seven returning teams who played in a bowl game.
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Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- The Fighting Illini compiled 391 yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 63rd in FBS. On defense, they ranked 64th, allowing 377.3 yards per contest.
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked 38th-worst in FBS last season (29.4 points allowed per game), Illinois had more success on the other side of the ball, ranking 83rd in FBS by putting up 24.5 points per game.
- The Fighting Illini averaged 264.6 passing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 36th in FBS. On the other side of the ball, they ranked 71st, allowing 228.1 passing yards per contest.
- Offensively, Illinois ranked 98th in FBS last season with 126.4 rushing yards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 63rd in rushing yards allowed per contest (149.2).
- In addition to a 44% third-down conversion rate allowed on defense last season, which ranked 23rd-worst in FBS, the Fighting Illini put up a 97th-ranked third-down percentage (36%) on offense.
- With 14 forced turnovers (105th in FBS) against 22 turnovers committed (112th in FBS), Illinois’ -8 turnover margin was the 12th-worst in college football last season.
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